Anthem Of The Sun 50th Anniversary Picture Disc LP

Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead / Rhino

A 50th anniversary, limited edition, picture disc LP release of the 1971 mix of the second Grateful Dead album. A 2 CD deluxe edition of the album was also released to mark the 50th anniversary. For information about earlier releases see the Anthem Of The Sun page.

Tracks

Side A (1971 mix):

• That's It For The Other One
  I. Cryptical Envelopment
  II. Quadlibet For Tender Feet
  III. The Faster We Go, The Rounder We Get
  IV. We Leave The Castle
• New Potato Caboose
• Born Cross-Eyed

• Alligator
• Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)

• Tom Constanten - prepared piano, piano, electronic tape
• Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, kazoo, vibraslap, vocals
• Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann - drums, orchestra bells, gong, chimes, crotales, prepared piano, finger cymbals
• Phil Lesh - bass, trumpet, harpsichord, guiro kazoo, piano, timpani, vocals
• Pigpen (Ron McKernan) - organ, celesta claves, vocals
• Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, kazoo, vocals

Original LP:

• Producer - Grateful Dead
• Producer - Dave Hassinger
• Arranger - Grateful Dead
• Recorded at RCA Studio A, Hollywood, American Studios, No. Hollywood, Century Sound, New York, Olmstead Studios, New York
• Parts recorded live November 10, 1967 - March 31, 1968
• Executive engineer - Dan Healy
• engineer - Bob Matthews
• Cover art - Bill Walker
• Photography - Thomas Weir
• Art direction - Ed Thrasher

• Reissue Producer – David Lemieux

Anthem of the Sun was originally released in 1968;

• Anthem Of The Sun, Grateful Dead, 1968

A 50th anniversary 2 CD deluxe edition of Anthem Of The Sun was released in 2018. This comprises the 1968 and 1971 mixes of the album and live music from Winterland on October 22, 1967:

• Anthem Of The Sun 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Grateful Dead, 2018